Hardcore Computist issue #5. Includes Getting On The Right Track by Robert Linden, Unlocking Bill Budge's Trilogy by Michael Decker, Fixing The Softkey for Bag of Tricks by Earl Taylor, Cracking the Eggbert II Communications Disk (RTTY/CW/TRANSFER) by Keith S. Goldstein, Backing-Up Starcross by Jeff Rivett, Boot Code Tracing Hard Hat Mack by Rich Lyon, Readers' Softkey and Copy Exchange (Backing Up Dark Crystal by Clay Harrell, Screenwriter II Softkey by Daniel Price, Softkey for Visilife by Bob Bragner, Backing-Up Lancaster by Clay Harrell, Softkey for Amper-Magic by Bob Bragner, Sammy Lightfoot Softkey by Eric Kinney, Backing-Up Buzzard Bait by Clay Harrell), note to readers, fiction (L300 Grindle Faces Life by Elizabeth Nieuwland, letters, note to subscribers, advertising index.